Campbell's Gem Carries Islanders to 5-0 Victory

Apr 09, 2011

BEAUMONT -

Senior Ian
Campbell pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout to lead the
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi baseball team to a 5-0 victory over
Lamar on Friday night at Vincent-Beck Stadium. It was the first
complete-game shutout for the Islanders (22-12, 7-6 Southland)
since Roy
Ferdin delivered a two-hitter at Southeastern Lousiana on March
1, 2008.

Campbell surrendered six walks in the contest to go along with
five strikeouts. The Glendale, Ariz., native improved to 5-2 on the
season and lowered his season ERA to a team-leading 2.81. Shane
Hamaker collected the loss for the Cardinals (20-13, 7-6),
surrendering three runs over three innings.

Matt
Holland went 3-for-3 on the offensive side of the ball, while
Jeramie
Marek and Bobby
Buckner each had two hits for the Islanders. Five different
players scored for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.

After each team put up scoreless frames in the first three
innings, the Islanders put a crooked number on the board with a
three-spot in the top of the fourth, as Hamaker lost his control.
Holland was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, and then Jacob
Perales and Buckner each followed with walks to load the bags.
Jumpy
Garcia drove one run home with a sac fly, and Weston
Montgomery followed with a single to left to score one run, and
an error on the play by the left fielder sent a second run home to
make it 3-0.

Meanwhile, Campbell continued to roll on the other side, holding
the Cardinals to just one hit through the first six innings. He
delivered 1-2-3 frames in the second and the fifth to keep his team
tight in the contest. The senior did not allow a runner past second
base until the ninth inning.

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi tacked on two more runs in the
top of the seventh. Marek delivered a leadoff single, and Chris
Vergne brought him home by drilling a triple to right field to
make it 4-0. Two batters later, Holland brought his classmate home
with an infield single for the Islanders' fifth run of the
contest.

In the ninth, the Cardinals started to rally off Campbell, who
tossed a career-high nine innings. Joey Latulippe drew a leadoff
walk and then Jude Vidrine followed with a single through the right
side. But Campbell got a foulout and a groundout, then sent Andrew
Dewey down swinging to end the game for the shutout and a 5-0
victory.